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I think this is meant to be taken with a pinch of salt! I'll bite though: What if a person is technically guilty but they have convinced themselves that they
by quickthrower2 9y ago
I think this is meant to be taken with a pinch of salt!
I'll bite though:
What if a person is technically guilty but they have convinced themselves that they are not? Be it ignorance of the law, or just arrogance? They'll get let off.
Conversely what if someone who is easily brainwashed has been convinced they are guilty and given false memories?
However, the effect mentioned does play in modern life:
* People who did park illegally won't bother to contest their parking ticket.
* People who get sued for doing something wrong would settle if they actually did (although a lot of people will settle due to the cost of fighting, so it isn't perfect?)
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- averagewall 9y agoNo doubt it was terribly inaccurate, but the best they could do at the time. Even in the modern system, false memories implanted by prosecutors have been a real problem causing confessions.
- coldtea 9y ago>What if a person is technically guilty but they have convinced themselves that they are not? Be it ignorance of the law, or just arrogance? They'll get let off. Conversely what if someone who is easily brainwashed has been convinced they are guilty and given false memories? Then some outlier cases will not be punished.